Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 38 | 86 | 116 | 105 | 70 | 98 | 162 | 102 | 97 | 137 | 131 | 147 | 196 | 253 | 413 | 392 | 491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:27AM1.70m | 8:51PM1.59m | 9:23AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.38m | 2:44PM0.44m | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:38PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | N 5 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 147 | 193 | 251 | 413 | 392 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 7 | 38 | 86 | 116 | 31 | 70 | 81 | 71 | 14 | 51 | 137 | 118 | 144 | 196 | 253 | 243 | 219 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NNW 4 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ESE 14 | S 16 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 105 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 97 | 77 | 131 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 54 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 103 | 64 | 98 | 162 | 102 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 5 |
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